Ar-Pharazôn: The King Who Invaded Heaven | Silmarillion Explained
Who was Ar-Pharazôn? Why did the last King of Númenor build a fleet to invade the land of the Valar? This deep dive into Tolkien's Akallabêth follows the twenty-fifth ruler of Númenor from the throne he seized by forcing his cousin Tar-Míriel into a marriage Númenórean law forbade, to the shore of Aman itself.Ar-Pharazôn sailed to Umbar and made Sauron kneel, and that was the moment he lost. Sauron surrendered on purpose, carried the One Ring into Armenelos as a hostage, and within three years sat in the King's secret counsels. We trace the felling of the White Tree Nimloth, the temple raised…
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